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. No. 360,521, PATENTED JULY 16, 1907.

0. A. BRINLEY & A. w. MORRIS.

REEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 190a.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. BRINLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALBERT WOODMORRIS,

OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO THE AMERICAN PULLEY COMPANY, OFPHILA- DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1907.

Application filed January 9, 1906. 6 10! 295,243.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. BRINLEY, of Philadelphia, in the Stateof Pennsylvania, and ALBERT W001) MORRIS, of Camden, in the State of NewJersey,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reels, whereofthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

Our improvements may be advantageously employed in reels adapted tosupport rubber hose or rubber cov- 10 ing the same. As heretoforeconstructed, such reels have comprised drums provided with separate endflanges projecting radially beyond the circumference of the drum toretain the hose or conductor wound thereon, and secured to the drumsolely by rivets, bolts or similar separate attaching means. Suchconstruction is objectionable for the reason that reels employed asaforesaid, are subjected to great changes in temperature and roughusage, with the efiect of loosening such attaching means and requiringfrequent repairs.

Therefore, it is an object of our invention to provide a more durablereel adapted for the purpose aforesaid, comprising a drum and flangeswhich are permanently connected without the employment of rivets, boltsor other separate attaching means.

However, it'is to be understood that our improvements may be embodied inreels or spools adapted for other purposes than that above contemplated.

As hereinafter described, our invention comprises a reel constructed ofsheet metal, the body or drum portion of which is a hollow metalcylinder which is permanently connected with disk heads at its oppositeends, having flanges projecting radially beyond the circumference ofsaid drum to retain the hose or conductor wound thereon; the connectionbetween the drum and said he'ads being efiected by first formingcircular channels in said heads to receive the ends of the drum and thenbending said channels aside from their original position with the endsof the drum inserted therein, so as to permanently hold the latter.

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure I, is an end elevation of a reelconveniently embodying our improvements. Fig. II, is a sectional view ofsaid reel,

taken on the line II, II, in Fig. '11- FigIIII, is a frag- 4 mental-ysectional view, showing the initial form of the channel in the reel headand its initial relation to the end of the drum. Fig. IV, is afragmentary sectional view similar to Fig. III, but showing the finalform of the connection between the drum and the head, indicated in Fig.II. Fig. V, is a sectional view showing the initial form of one of theaxial bearings indicated in Fig. II. A

In said figures ;the reel comprises the central hollow cylindrical sheetmetal drum 1, having its opposite ends ered electric conductors duringthe process of vulcaniz 2, entered in channels 3, in the sheet metaldisk heads4. Said heads 4, comprise flanges 5, extending radially beyondthe circumference of said drum to support the hose or conductor wound onthe latter, and have rims 7, in unitary relation therewith comprisingthe circumferential grooves 8. Said rims 7, stiffen and reinforce saidheads 4, so that the reel may be supported and rolled upon them withoutbeing deformed, and said grooves are adapted to receive a flexible bandor bands by which the reel may be rotated to wind or unwind the hose orconductor with respect to the drum. We also find it convenient toprovide said flanges 5, with holes 10, to facilitate the manipulation ofthe reel.

It is to be understood that the circular channels 3, are initiallyformed in the heads 4, with cylindrical sides extending parallel withthe drum 1, so as to receive the ends 2, of the latter as shown in Fig.III, and then said channels are deflected outwardly to the positionshown in Fig. IV, so as to permanently engage the ends of the drumtherein. However, it is to be understood that said channels may beotherwise deflected, for instance, they may be turned inwardly insteadof outwardly as shown, the only essential being that they may be changedfrom their original position so as to prevent the disengagement of theends of the drum.

We find it convenient to provide the heads 4, with axial bearings 14, toreceive a shaft upon which the reel may be rotated, and we prefer tosecure said hearings in the heads without rivets, bolts or similarattaching means. In the form shown, said bearings are formed of metalbushings initially of the shape shown in Fig. V; each having acylindrical body 15, and flange 16. Said bushings being inserted in theopenings 18, in the heads 4, which are of polygonal configuration asindicated in Fig. I, are permanently secured therein by being pressedand deformed into the shape shown in Figs. 1, and II, in which form theyfill the polygonal openings 18, and are thus prevented from rotating inthe same.

We do not desire to limit ourselves to the precise details ofconstruction and arrangement herein described, as it is obvious thatvarious modifications may be made therein, without departing from theessential features of our invention.

We claim:-

1. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having circularchannel recesses; of a hollow metal drum connecting said disks, havingits ends embedded in said recesses and bent out of alinement with itsbody portion: and, axial bearings in said disks in concentric relationwith said drum, each comprising a primarily scpara te metallic bushinghaving flanges in unitary relation, embracing the opposite sides of therespective disk, substan tially asset forth.

2. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having circularchannel recesses; of a hollow metal drum connecting said disks, havingits ends embedded in said recesses and bent out of alinement with itsbdy portion;

- and, axial bearings in said disks in concentric relation with saiddrum, each comprising a primarily separate metallic bushing embracingthe opposite sides of the respective disk; said bushings being ofirregular circumferential con-. figuration, fitted to correspondingirregular openings in said disks, preventing rotation of the bushing inthe disk, substantially as set forth.

3. In a reel, the'combination with a hollow metal drum ;v of sheetmetaldisks secured to the ends of said dr'um by direct engagement therewith;and, rim flangeson said disks in unitary relation therewith, comprisinggrooves, substantially as set. forth.

4. In a reel, the combination with a-hollow metal drum; of sheet metaldisks at'the' opposite ends of said drum, respectively provided with rimflanges in unitary relation with said disks; saiddrum and disks beingpermanently connected by direct engagement of the ends of said drum inrecesses in said disks, substantially as set forth.

5. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having circularchannel recesses comprising parallel walls extending obliquely withrespect to the axis of the reel,

and plane flanges extending radially beyond said recesses; of a hollowmetal drum connecting said' disks, having its. ends inclosed by saidrecesses, substantially as set forth.

6. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having imperforatecircular channel recesses and plane flanges extending radially beyondsaid recesses; of a hollow metal drum connecting said disks, having itsends bent out of alinement with its body portion and inclosed by saidrecesses, substantially as set forth.

7. In a reel, the co mbi nation with two metal disks having imperforaterecesses and flanges extending radially beyond said recesses; of ahollow metal drum connecting said disks, having its ends engaged in andcovered by said recesses, substantially as set forth.

8. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having imperforatecircular channel recesses and flanges extending radially beyond saidrecesses; of a hollow metal drum connecting said disks, having its endsengaged in and covered by said recesses, substantially as set forth.

9. In a reel, the combination with two metal disks having imperforatecircular channel recesses and flanges ex- '.tending radially beyond saidrecesses; of a hollow metal drum connecting said disks, havingits endsengaged in and covered by said recesses and, rim flanges on said disksin unitary relation therewith, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names, at Philadelphiain the State of Pennsylvania this I sixth day of January 1906.

